Revolving table



Patented Nov. 11,1930 i I r I r UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE Applicationam October 20, 1926. Serial No. 142,795. 1

This invention relates to tables and more tated, the speed will be retarded because of particularly to such supports of the revolvthe engagement of the ball 24: with; the reing type. I cesses 14.

One of the objects of this invention is to Thus it may be seen that a simple revolving 5 provide a revolving table having means to table has been disclosed incorporating means 55 prevent a too speedy revolution of the table to check the speed of its revolution in order 7 top whereby the danger of articles placed to prevent centrlfugal Iorce fromlthrowing thereon being thrown off by centrifugal otf articles placed on the table top. force, is avoided Although the foregoing is descriptive of 10 A further object is in the provision of a the preferred form of my invention, it is 69 table of the type described that is subto be understood that the same is not to be stantially rigid in construction and can be interpreted as limitative, since minor changes manufactured at a relatively low cost when in construction, etc., may be made without compared with existing revolving tables. the exercise of invention or departing from These and other minor objects are accomthe claim hereto appended. .55 'plished by the novel construction, combina Having thus described my invention, what tion and arrangement of parts hereinafter I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters described and illustrated in the accompany- Patent, is ing drawing, forming an important compo A revolving table comprising a lower supnent of this disclosure, and in which port, an integral, central post on said sup- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device, port, an upper support mounted over said the top of which is partially broken away to post, said lower support having a plurality show the under construction. 7 of recesses in its under face, anti-friction Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line bearings intermediate said supports, legs on 25 22 of Figure 1. I saidlower support, a top plate on said upper Figure 3 is a fragmentary transverse secvsupport, a flat spring depending. from said tional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1. upper support and means on said flat spring In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates engageable with the recesses to check the a circular hub provided with a short central revolutionary speed of said table. post 11, there being a plurality of radially In witness whereof I have affixed my sigextending spokes 12 integrally formed with nature. c i a the hub and an outer rim 13, the spokes each ANTON KEIPPJ having a semi-spherical recess 14 in their a Q upper surfaces near their outer ends.

Secured to the rim 13 at spaced intervals v is a plurality of legs 15. a

The hub 10 carries the usualform of ball bearing 16 on which is mounted a top cir-, cular hub 17 having a central opening 18 to 40 receive the post 11.

The hub 17 also has a plurality of radially extending spokes 19 terminating in an outer rim 20. y

Secured to the rim 20 by screws 21 is a 45 circular table top 22, its edges overhanging I v v both the top and bottom rims.

Fixed on the underside of one of the spokes 19 is a downwardly extending fiat spring 23 carrying at its free end a ball 24 in the path 6 of recesses 14 so that when the table is ro- A T V 

